For more than five years, the people of Rossport in County Mayo, Ireland, have been fighting Shell Oil’s plans to build the Corrib Gas Pipeline directly through their farmland and coastline. This tiny community, whose residents have called it home for generations, has been torn apart through this fight, with some people siding with Shell…
Dmitry Lisitsyn is fighting to protect Sakhalin Island’s critical endangered ecosystems while also demanding safety measures from one of the world’s largest petroleum development projects. Learn more about his work in the Q&A below. Q. What first brought you to Sakhalin Island and what made you stay? A. My wife and I moved to Sakhalin…
Ursula Sladek is bringing decentralized, sustainably-produced energy to more than 100,000 customers all over Germany with her cooperatively-owned power company. Learn more about her innovative approach to energy production and delivery in the Q&A below. Q. You have said that you were first inspired to find an alternative to nuclear power after the Chernobyl disaster.…
Prigi Arisandi is leading efforts to clean up the Surabaya River, a water source for three million people. Learn more about how he’s inspiring young people and taking legal action to stop industrial pollution in the Q&A below. Q. You grew up on the Surabaya River. Do you remember it always being polluted, even when you…
Living under the constant threat of assassination, Francisco Pineda courageously led a citizens’ movement that stopped a gold mine from destroying El Salvador’s dwindling water resources and the livelihoods of rural communities throughout the country. Q. How did you first learn about Pacific Rim’s permit to mine gold and silver in your country and what…
Hilton Kelley is an environmental justic leader at the forefront of the fight to protect communities from harmful industrial pollution on the Texas Gulf Coast. Learn about how he’s making a difference in his community of Port Arthur, Texas in the Q&A below. This week, the Goldman Prize is hosting the 2011 recipients in the…
Raoul du Toit won the Goldman Prize for his courageous work in coordinating conservation initiatives that have helped to develop and maintain the largest remaining black rhino populations in Zimbabwe. We sat down with him to learn more about his work. This week, the Goldman Prize is hosting the 2011 recipients in the US, with events…
What a night! Environmental supporters from around the world gathered at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House last night to celebrate the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients. The evening started with a moving tribute to the Prize’s late founder, Richard Goldman, who passed away in November 2010. We dedicated the event to his memory. Following…
Check out some of today’s press about the 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize: April 11, 2011 Major award for rhino conservationist BBC World Service April 11, 2011 Awards Season for Environmentalists New York Times April 11, 2011 Texan wins ‘Green Nobel’ for cleaning up hometown San Francisco Chronicle April 11, 2011 A decade-long fight for Port…
The day is finally here! The Goldman Environmental Prize is pleased to announce the 2011 recipients. Learn about each recipient by clicking on the links below. Raoul du Toit, Zimbabwe Dmitry Lisitsyn, Russia Ursula Sladek, Germany Prigi Arisandi, Indonesia Hilton Kelley, USA Francisco Pineda, El Salvador